Background
Kilby, Quincy was born on February 9, 1854 in Eastport, Maine, United States. Son of William Henry and Lydia Frances (Sherman) Kilby.
Kilby, Quincy was born on February 9, 1854 in Eastport, Maine, United States. Son of William Henry and Lydia Frances (Sherman) Kilby.
Graduate Roxbury High School, Boston, 1870. Studied architecture, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1873-1874.
Entered theatrical business, 1876, becoming associated with the Boston Theatre traveling companies, 1879. Treasurer Boston Theatre, 1886-1901. Afterward business manager Bijou Theatre, Boston, Hanlon’s “Superba,” and Bertha Kalich.
Company-author (with Eugene Tompkins).
History of the Boston Theatre, 1854-1901, 08. Author of “Superba,” “Fantasma,” and vaudeville sketches.
Home: Brookline, Massachusetts
Married Mistress; children: Mistress Barbara Phillips (deceased) Barbara Phillips (grandchild, adopted).